City Council Meeting – April 18, 2022

  1. SWEAR IN MONICA HORTON TO THE CITY COUNCIL – ZONE 1.
  2. ROLL CALL.
  3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. APRIL 4, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 5, 2022, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND APRIL 12, 2022, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
  4. FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDAS. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDAS MUST DO SO AT THIS TIME.
  5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS.

    Swear in Laura McCaskill to the Springfield – Greene County Environmental Advisory Board. Swear in Christopher Upton to the Citizens Tax Oversight Committee.

    Swear in Tyler Tooley to the Personnel Board.

    Swear in O’Brien Daniels to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development.
  6. CITY MANAGER REPORT AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
  7. SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE. Citizens Have Spoken. May Be Voted On.
  8. Council Bill 2022-077 (Simpson)
    A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 10.23 acres of property generally located at 1616 East Bradford Parkway and 3811 and 3813 South Weller Avenue from Planned Development No. 117, 5th Amendment, and Planned Development No. 363 to Planned Development No. 379; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff recommend approval.) (By: EWR Springfield Cambium, LLC & EWR Springfield Cambium II, LLC; 1616 E. Bradford Pkwy and 3811 & 3813 South Weller Avenue; Planned Development No. 379.)
  9. Council Bill 2022-078 (McGull)
    A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 1.04 acres of property generally located at 1310 East St. Louis Street from R-HD, High-Density Multifamily Residential District, with Conditional Overlay No. 123, to GR, General Retail District; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission both recommend approval.) (By: Urban Village Living LLC; 1310 East St. Louis Street; Z-5-2022.)
  10. Council Bill 2022-082 (Hardinger, McGull)
    A special ordinance approving the plans and specifications for the Division Street Roadway Improvements – National Avenue to Glenstone Avenue project; accepting the bid of Hartman and Company, Inc., in the amount of $4,689,870.65 for said project; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with such bidder; and amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $1,100,000.00 to appropriate reserves of the 1/8-cent Transportation Sales Tax for said project.
  1. RESOLUTIONS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
  2. Council Bill 2022-085 (McClure)
    A resolution accepting the Mayor’s Initiative on Equity and Equality Report to City Council, including guiding principles.
  1. EMERGENCY BILLS.
  2. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
  3. GRANTS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
  4. Council Bill 2022-086 (Hosmer)
    A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Surface Transportation Program-Urban Program and Cost Apportionment Supplemental Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the purpose of jointly constructing the Republic Road Phase 4 and Republic Road Phase 5 projects; and declaring that this council bill qualifies for approval in one reading.
  1. AMENDED BILLS.
  2. COUNCIL BILLS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
  3. Council Bill 2022-059 (Ollis)
    A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 0.30 acres of property generally located at 1218, 1226, and 1238 East Pacific Street from GM, General Manufacturing, to R-TH, Residential Townhouse, with Conditional Overlay District No. 209; establishing Conditional Overlay District No. 209; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission both recommend approval.) (By:Oke-Thomas Investments Inc; 1218, 1226 and 1238 East Pacific Street; Z-23-2021 w/COD #209.)
  4. FIRST READING BILLS. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
  5. Council Bill 2022-087 (Lear)
    A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into Schedule of Equipment No. 4, which will become a part of its existing Master Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement, the proceeds of which will be used to pay the costs of acquiring equipment for the Springfield-Branson National Airport, and to do all things necessary to carry out the lease-purchase transaction, including the execution of certain documents in connection therewith; and amending the budget of the City for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $1,815,000.
  6. Council Bill 2022-088 (Ollis)
    A general ordinance amending the Springfield City Code, Chapter 36, ‘Land Development Code of the City of Springfield,’ Article XIX, ‘Energy Conservation Code,’ by updating from the 2012 to the 2018 version of the International Energy Conservation Code, as modified herein.
  1. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
  2. NEW BUSINESS.
    The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following appointment to the Police and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees: Jim Flinn with term to expire April 30, 2025.
  1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
  2. MISCELLANEOUS.
  3. CONSENT AGENDA – FIRST READING BILLS. SEE ITEM #3
  4. Council Bill 2022-089 (McGull)
    A general ordinance amending the Springfield City Code, Chapter 2, ‘Administration,’ Article VI, ‘Finances,’ Division 2, ‘Purchasing,’ Section 2-401, ‘Purchasing Manual,’ Chapter 3, ‘Exceptions to Normal Purchasing Procedures,’ Section 13-3.312, for the purpose of allowing retired Fire Marshalls to purchase their service weapons.
  5. CONSENT AGENDA – ONE READING BILLS.
  6. CONSENT AGENDA – SECOND READING BILLS. SEE ITEM #3
  7. Council Bill 2022-083 (Hosmer)
    A special ordinance amending Special Ordinance 27630, which declared the necessity of acquiring by condemnation the final easements for the purpose of constructing and maintaining sanitary sewers in the Chestnut South Lift Station Relief Sewer Project, to correct the legal description of a perpetual sanitary sewer easement.
  8. Confirm the following appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission: Eric Pauly with term to expire January 1, 2024.
  9. END OF CONSENT AGENDA.
  10. ADJOURN.